Improvement



T. I. MAYALL.

Hose-Reels.

No. 140,784. L Patentedlulyl5,l87 3 r Mi eases.- luv senior.- jw MAL/1%y74ayali QMWW- AM PHOTO-LITHDGHAPHIO ca m1 (osaomvs's PRacEss.)

UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

THOMAS J. MAYALL, OF BOSTON, MASSACHUSETTS.

IMPROVEMENT. IN HOSE-REELS.

Specification forming part of Letters Patent No. 140,784., dated July15, 1873; application filed June 24, 1873.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, THOMAS J. MAYALL, of Boston, Suffolk county,Massachusetts, have invented certain new and useful Improvements inHose-Reels, of which the following is a specification:

The reel in which my invention is com prised is designed with specialreference to its use in factories, stores, and other likeestablishments. It will, however, be found available for many otheruses. The characteristic features of the hose-reelin g apparatus inwhich my inventionis comprised consists in winding the hose, in a volutearound a center or axis, in layers or folds, each of which is separatelysupported without contact with the other layers or folds in order tokeep the hosein constant readiness for use, so that even when the hoseis wound up water can readily pass through it, the effect of this arrangement being that, without impeding or interfering in any way with thefree delivery or discharge of the water through the hose, only so muchof the hose as is actually required need be unwound, the remainder beingkept wound up and out of the way.

The nature of my invention and the manner in which the same is or maybecarried into effect can best be explained by reference to theaccompanying drawings, in which- Figure 1 is a side elevation, and Fig.2 is a front elevation, of a reel adapted to carry out my invention. Ineach figure the hose is represented wound upon the reel and connectedwith the water-supply.

The essential portions of the reel consist of, first, two sets of radialarms, the one the counterpart of the other, placed at a suitable distance apart, and connected by a rod or its equivalent, which constitutesthe axis of the reel; second, detachable cross-pins or rollers,extending across between the two sets of arms, and resting, at theirends, in slots or open bearings formed in the said radial arms. The twosets of radial arms are represented at A B 5 their axis or connectingcenter-rod at G; the cross-pins at 1 2 3 4. 5, &c.; the slots or openbearings at a. The axis or center rod 0 has its bearings in a suitableframe or fixed arm, D, its journals or cylindrical ends, which projectbeyond the arms A B, resting, for this purpose, in open bearings 12formed in the arms D. .The slots ain the radial arms are formed asshown, those in the one set of arms being counterparts, both as to shapeand position, of those in the other set. slanting in the directionrepresented, so that when the arms hang downwardthe cross pins orrollers, whose ends fit in the slots formed in said arms, will drop outfrom the said slots unless upheld by the hose. The radial arms A B ineach set are represented as four in numing until about one-half of itslength has beenso drawn. The roller 1 is then put in, this beingopposite to the point where the nozzle-end of the hose passes out fromthe opening in the center-rod O; and the hose on this side of theopening is carried around or overthis roller,

as indicated in Fig. 1. Roller2 is then put in,

and the said portion of the hose is carried over it also. The pointwhere roller 3 is located is opposite the mouth or end of the centeropenin g, where the other portion or half of the hose is joined-that isto say, the half of the hose between the reel and the pipe E. As soon,therefore, as roller 3 is put in, not only the hose that has beenpreviously carried around rollers 1 and 2 is carried around this roller3, but also the other portion of the hose, as indicated by the dottedlines at roller 3 in Fig.1. Roller 4 is then put in, and the twoportions of the hose are carried over it; and so on, as respects rollers4 5 6 7 ,&c., until the whole of the hose has been wound up.

It will be seen that 1 thus wind the hose from the center, and wind itstwo halves or portions at the same time and in the same direction, as

indicated in Fig. 2. Each coil remains sepa The slots are made' of thehose, and be discharged with full power and efl'ect from thehose-nozzle.

If at any time it be required to unwind the hose to enable distant partsof the room to be reached by it, all that is needed is to draw or pullon the nozzleend. This rotates the reel, and unwinds the hose from bothends; and, in proportion as the hose leaves the cross pins or rollers,and the radial arms, in which said rollers are carried, reach theirlowermost position, the rollers thus released will drop, of their ownweight, from their slanting slots or open bearings, and thus leave theunder coil of hose free. Even if they should not thus readily drop theunwinding of the hose would have the efl'ect of forcing them out, aswill b readily understood.

The hoseis attached to the pipe E by a screwcoupling, a. other positionis readily efi'ected by unscrewing the coupling 6, securing the ends ofthe hose, and lifting the reel, by the handles 0, from its resting-placein frame D.

Each set of radial arms may be encircled by a hoop, F, which, whilebracing the arms, will also constitute wheels, upon which the reel canbe trundled along.

The reel or apparatus above shown and described is what I consider tobe, on the whole, the best form in which my invention can be embodied,inasmuch as the apparatus is convenient, easily handled, and so arrangedas to wind from the center of the hose toward both ends simultaneously,thus saving time in both winding and unwinding. But the apparatus may bevariously modified so long as the char- The removal of the reel to any.

acteristic feature of my invention is preserved, viz., the winding ofthe hose upon a revolving reel in a volute or scroll, each of the layersor folds of the coil being separately supported without contact with theother, so as to permit the free passage of water through the hose,whether the same be wound up, or wholly or partly unwound, or Whether itis in course of being wound up or unwound.

Having now described my invention, and the manner in which the same isor may be carried into effect, what I claim, and desire to secure byLetters Patent, is

1. The revolving reel for hose, constructed and arranged substantiallyas herein described, whereby thehose may be wound upon the same in avolute or scroll, each layer or fold of which is supported separatelytherein without contact with the other layers or folds, substantially asand for the purposes shown and set forth.

2. The combination of the two sets of radial arms, connected by acenter-stem constituting the axis of the reel, as described, withdetachable rollers or cross pins fitting and held in inclined slots oropen hearings in said arms, under the arrangement and for operationsubstantially as shown and described.

In testimony whereof I have signed my name in the presence of twosubscribing witnesses.

THOS. J. MAYALL.

Witnesses:

J OHN BULKLEY, E. D. McGoNNELL.

